I thought the price was too steep they must have strongly felt he wasn't going to be there later. That being said they upgraded their D-line so it's a win for them. I'm actually surprised the Bucs didn't go edge rusher.

i just stated that to put it in to context of the rumored brees signing. and to be a smarty pants lol. I'm actually surprised at the Brees deal he could have commanded a lot more on the free market from playoff ready teams like the vikings, or bills

There’s plenty of blame to go around but this does not absolve nor exonerate Sark. A big part of Shanny’s success is his ability to find an opponent’s weakness and put our play makers in a position to exploit and abuse said weakness (think Denver game last season) another thing Shanny did that Sark failed to do was ride the hot hand. I was frustrated many times watching Free or TeCo break several 5-8 yard runs in a row then head to the bench for the next 4-6 plays. He failed to utilize Gabriel when he had favorable speed match ups or Sanu when he had favorable size match ups. It just seemed like when ever the offense would find a groove he would go away from what was working more often than not. His play designs weren’t awful but the sequence of play calling left much to be desired.

Even with the $18 million in dead money they are projected to be $32 million under the cap. They can afford to keep him but it may be at the expense of improving the rest of the team. Without a viable replacement already on the roster I imagine they’ve painted themselves into a corner. I honestly can’t believe they’ve let him reach the end of another contract considering how the last negotiations went. A smart GM would have gotten a 2-3 year extension done before the end of the season.

i find your lack of faith disturbing. The falcons are still contenders if winning 10 games against the 3rd toughest schedule in the league and being the only nfc to return to the playoffs after suffering the worst loss in super bowl history doesn’t give you hope that the Falcons window is far from closing nothing will. We didn’t have a great year but neither was it the total disaster most seem to believe. Have faith my brother we will get another shot at redemption